A cousin of mine once walked up to me and said, “You know what people say about Windows Phone?..”

“…Nothing.”

He was right though, to a certain extent. While Windows Phone has secured 3rd spot in the mobile OS war, many people are still ignorant to the existence of the OS. And while I’ve seen more and more people using Windows Phones in public, few are actually satisfied with their phones. I’m one of those few. Or at least I was.

It’s been a dizzying week for Windows Phone. First there was the Amber update (we’ll be posting the review soon), a couple of app releases, the reappearance of the ATIV S, the launch of the Lumia 625, and now Microsoft has just acquired Nokia for $7.2billion. Don’t worry, the Android news will soon follow with pre-IFA announcements coming tomorrow (Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear and Xperia Z1), and hopefully some iPhone news as we near the rumoured September 10 announcement date. But for now, let’s talk Microsoft, shall we? Continue readingWhy Microsoft bought Nokia

Update (29 Aug 2013): The Lumia Amber update is currently available for most Singapore variants of the Lumia 820 and 920. Go to your settings and download it today.

Earlier today we’ve seen a dizzying amount of updates rolling out for a variety of Windows Phone devices around the globe. It started with the Lumia 920 beginning to roll out GDR2 for our friends down under on Telstra. We then pieced together this wasn’t going to be an isolated occurrence once reports of more Lumia 920s around the globe began seeing the update. Then Verizon and T-Mobile joined the action and started pumping out updates for the Lumia 928, the Lumia 521, and the Lumia 810. Continue readingNokia Lumia Amber Update rolling out worldwide